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Friday, October 16, 1908
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The Headlines
SYRACUSE TURNS OUT TO WELCOME HUGHES; Francis Hendricks Sits on Platform with the Man He Opposed. MORE SHAFTS AT CHANLER Governor Says His Opponent Might Be Good-Humored and Candid, Also. SYRACUSE TURNS OUT TO WELCOME HUGHES
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Shine On, Harvest Moon
Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
- Itō Hirobumi (1841)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Ford Model T (Assembly Line), Geiger Counter & Cellophane.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
42,966 days ago
(117 years, 261 days)